HotKey Clipboard 2.1.0.6 - Privilege Escalation Unquoted Service Path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
Clevo HotKey Clipboard 2.1.0.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the HKClipSvc service that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute code with system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path to inject and execute arbitrary code by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53984
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfr5-5979-4cw2
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Clevo vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-10607 Clevo UEFI firmware exposed Boot Guard private keys, enabling potential abuse of the Boot Guard trust chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2023-53984 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53984 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rfr5-5979-4cw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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